STD CALCULATION FOR PSV SIZING

PRESSURE SAFETY VALVE SIZING CALCULATIONS VAPOUR OR GAS RELIEF

28-Jul-13

Client: Job No: Project: Tag No: Location: PROCESS DATA Vapour or Gas Relief Fluid Relieving Scenario Vessel Design Code Mass Flow , W kg/h Gas Molecular Weight, M kg/kmol Relief Temperature of Inlet Gas or Vapor, T C Compressibility, Z Cp/Cv , k RV Set pressure bar(g) Back Pressure bar(g) Back Pressure Correction Factor Kb (Default value = 1) Coefficient determined from an expression of the ratio of the specific heats (k = CP/Cv) , C Accumulation / Overpressure . CALCULATIONS / RESULTS Absolute Upstream Relieving Pressure. P1 Critical backpressure , Pcr Critical flow / Subcritical flow Type of SV Effective coefficient of Discharge, Kd Calculated Orifice Area, A Selected Orifice Selected Orifice Area Relieving Capacity of Selected PSV Preliminary PSV Size (Inlet x Outlet) Orifice Designation % psia psia 5400 28.00 50.00 1.00 1.40 13.00 10.00 1.00 356.06 21 242.79 128.26 Subcritical Flow Balanced Bellow 0.975 0.644 H 0.785 6583 2"x 3" H Refer Table 1 of API Std. 526 11905 lb/hr. 582 R

User Input for Kb (Optional).

Note, do not exceed defaults.

Default Value as per API-520.

inch2 inch2 kg/h

Self Chk:________ Date:________

Chkd:________ Date:_______

Apprvd:________ Date:_______

STD CALCULATION FOR PSV SIZING

PRESSURE SAFETY VALVE SIZING CALCULATIONS VAPOUR OR GAS RELIEF

B ASED ON VOLUMETRIC FLOW RATE (Nm /m in)
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28-Jul-13

PROCESS DATA Vapour or Gas Relief Fluid Relieving Scenario Vessel Design Code Required Flow through the device , V Nm3/min Gas Molecular Weight, M kg/kmol Relief Temperature of Inlet Gas or Vapor, T C Compressibility, Z Cp/Cv , k RV Set pressure kPag Back Pressure, P2 kPag Back Pressure Correction Factor Kb (Default value = 1) Coefficient determined from an expression of the ratio of the specific heats (k = CP/Cv) , C Accumulation / Overpressure . CALCULATIONS / RESULTS Absolute Upstream Relieving Pressure. P1 Critical backpressure , Pcr Critical flow / Subcritical flow Type of SV Effective coefficient of Discharge, Kd Calculated Orifice Area, A Selected Orifice Selected Orifice Area Relieving Capacity of Selected PSV Preliminary PSV Size (Inlet x Outlet) Orifice Designation % kPaa kPaa 1.908333333 29.00 75.00 1.00 1.400 1100.00 0.00 1.00 356.06 21 1432.33 756.67 Critical Flow Conventional 0.975 0.02538171064686 D 0.110 8 1"x 2" D
4.207154833 627

lb/hr. R

User Input for Kb (Optional).

Note, do not exceed defaults.

Default Value as per API-520. 0.000039342 mm2 Refer Table 1 of API Std. 526 Nm3/hr. 496.223

inch2 inch2 Nm3/min

Self Chk:________ Date:________

Chkd:________ Date:_______

Apprvd:________ Date:_______